Otto Hoffman
Acting
Biography
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Born: May 1, 1879
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Greased Lightning
Andy Fletcher is a blacksmith in a country village, but he dreams of racing automobiles. He gets his chance to enter a big race, but winning is complicated by a band of bank robbers.
One Stolen Night
Diantha Ebberly travels with her parents to the edge of the Sahara to meet her longtime betrothed, Herbert Medford, whom she has never seen. She is rescued from a swarm of beggars by an "Arab," then meets him again when she slips out at night in native dress. They fall in love, but Diantha is abducted by Sheik Amud, then returned safely home by the "Arab." The next morning Diantha discovers her fiancé and lover to be one and the same.
Ball of Fire
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
This Land Is Mine
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
Confessions of a Queen
The King of Illyris marries a neighboring princess, who finds out he has a mistress, Sephora. Revolted, she turns to Prince Alexei for friendship. Turmoil increases as a revolution demands the abdication of the King and the Queen opposes this decision.
Show Them No Mercy!
A young couple and their child fall prey to kidnappers when a storm drives them into a seemingly abandoned farmhouse.
Mad Love
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
Foreign Correspondent
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
Behind the Door
Oscar Krug is looked upon with suspicion by his neighbors because of his German name. When the US is drawn into the war with Germany, he enlists and travels the seas with his wife, Alice Morse. During a submarine attack Alice is snatched from Krug's side by a German officer. Krug now lives to have his revenge, and when the opportunity presents itself, he will have it.
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
Filmography
as Victor, Printer
as Doc Crandall
as Sam Sterling
as Retiring Cemetery Caretaker (uncredited)
as Pawnbroker
as Villager (uncredited)
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
as Saddle Artisan
as New York Globe Teletype Operator (uncredited)
as Charles Evans
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
as Storekeeper Ed Stoke
as Pete - Printer (uncredited)
as Crab Apple (uncredited)
as Station Agent
as Mr. Stoney
as Farmer (uncredited)
as Pawnbroker
as Mayor (uncredited)
as Tom - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
as Jenkins
as Old Man
as Alex (uncredited)
as Undertaker (uncredited)
as Hank
as Peter Stuyvesant 'Pete' Phillips
as Fernando (uncredited)
as Miner Who Struck Gold (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Louie the Tailor
as Gus Wilkey
as Frank Jackson
as Hick (uncredited)
as Old Man on Porch
as Wilson (uncredited)
as Blind Man (Uncredited)
as Hank Stalkey
as Man at Dance
as Silas Coffin
as Khoot
as Henry, Banesville Station Agent (uncredited)
as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
as Walsh (uncredited)
as Fedele
as Dietrich
as Lawyer
as Airport Office Clerk (uncredited)
as Landlord
as James Collins (Uncredited)
as Igor's Assistant (Uncredited)
as Grange
as Winters
as Simon - Benedict's Servant
as Otto
as Calvin Sharp
as Specs Matthews
as Station Agent Investigating Screams (uncredited)
as Penthouse Elevator Operator (uncredited)
as Otto - Seated on Sheriff's Left
as Secretary
as Jeweler (uncredited)
as Black Kelly
as Horace Pengard
as Murch Rankin (uncredited)
as Jim Fales
as Offut
as Azaf
as George
as Shanghai Lady Seller
as Ted Journet
as Smith
as Landlord
as Perkins
as Bart
as Monk
as Hasse
as Apyton Hale
as Investor with Gun / Trader
as Blake's Aide
as Soapy Marks
as Pop Marlow
as Fleet
as Councilman
as Jim
as Papa Pless
as Mr. Warren
as Detective
as Mr. Harper
as Henry Tweedle
as Man Whose Purse is Stolen (uncredited)
as McTish
as Sergius
as Dorker
as King's Valet
as The Major
as Coroner
as Judson
as Seth Kehr
as Evan Evans
as Desk Clerk
as Parker
as Sandy
as Horace Pengard
as Harris
as Uriah Jobson
as Horace Ebberly
as Andrew McBride
as Higgins
as Josiah Wiggins
as Nebo Slayter
as Tomasso
as Jim Watson
as Luke Tweezy
as Mr. Skinner
as Henry Jones
as Dummy
as Amos Lott
as Ezra
as James Spivins
as La Bertouche
as Beadle
as Van Twiller
as Professor Bliss
as Elkemah Pardee
as Professor Mozier
as Silas Prouty
as V.R. Kite
as Mark Arnold
as Lucius Owen
as 'Spider' Blake
as Lovey
as Deacon Nasby
as Rufus Shadd
as Jess Tighe
as Joe Farley
as John Clary
as Frederick Fischr
as Billy's Valet
as Harker